Castaway's *Bucky x Reader*

Part 10

The fruit market was one of Anna's favourite places, she loved leaving the house and seeing all the fruits and vegetables in different colours. She especially loved the purple ones like Plums, Thanks to Bucky they are the only thing she eats. Bucky was resting while you took Anna to the market, you held her against your hip as you picked out the food you were going to take home. Anna would clap when you got the fruit she wanted, which was of course only for the plums. As you and Anna were walking home, since your apartment was just a few minutes away, you turned a corner of the apartment building to find the door when Anna slipped away from your hands. You were met with a blood curdling scream as you saw a man in all black hold Anna with his hand over her mouth.

You panicked and lunged at the man; you were stopped by two pairs of strong arms around your waist. "Bucky!" You screamed, hoping that he happened to be awake and that he could hear you. a third man came and stood in front of you and slapped you across your face. You whimpered but held in your tears. "Please, take me and leave Anna here, please!" you begged. Tears had started streaming down your face. The man laughed, "you really think I'm going to let a valuable weapon slip out of my grasp?" He asked rhetorically. Your faced formed into a pure look of sadness and guilt; guilt because your daughter is about to go through hell, and you can't do anything about it. The man in front of you then pulled out a needle and stuck it in yours and Anna's arm. Then everything went black.

Meanwhile Bucky was waiting for you and Anna to get back. Usually if you were going to be later than you said, you would usually message him. Bucky started to get worried, but decided to stay put on the couch, hoping that the two of his favourite girls would walk in the door any minute. He then heard something he never wanted to hear. He heard a blood curdling scream of a little girl, then seconds later he heard another scream, 'Bucky!'. His heart stopped, that voice was familiar to him, it was the scream of his wife, and the scream of his daughter. Bucky panicked and his first thought went to H.Y.D.R.A. Bucky called Steve, tears threatening to break.

Soon the ringing stopped, "hey, buck, what's up?" Steve sounded so cheerful, which was the complete opposite of what Bucky was. "S-Steve, it's the- the girls." Bucky's breath was catching in the back of his throat. "Woah, woah calm down Bucky, what happened?" Steve tried his hardest to calm his best friend, but he knew that once this started, it could only get worse, and it was hard to escape it. "T-The girls w-went to the market to g-get some food a-and never ca-came back." Bucky then broke down in tears. Steve felt horrible for his friend, he had never been this upset about anything before. "Okay, Bucky calm down, I'm close by so I'll come around, we are going to find them, okay?" Steve reassured his best friend as Steve heard a sniffle from Bucky in response.

Forty-five minutes later Steve arrived at Bucky's apartment to find Bucky curled up in the corner of the apartment, knees in his chest and his head resting on his knees as sobs escaped his mouth with no control. Steve ran over to his best friend and engulfed him in a hug as Bucky cried even more. He couldn't bear the thought of you and Anna being hurt or used as a weapon like he was. "W- what if they wipe their mem-memories, they're going to f-forget about m-me." Bucky stuttered, Steve pulled away and placed his hands on Bucky's shoulders, Bucky looked up, tear-stained cheeks and red puffy eyes. "We don't know if H.Y.D.R.A. took them or not, let's not jump to conclusions." Little did he know that it really was H.Y.D.R.A. and that they were in pain right this second.

You woke up strapped to a metal table. You panic and pull at the restraints to try and break free. Your surroundings were dark, but you could make out the table next to you with torturing tools, and another metal table with a person on it. Wait. You start to panic again as you see that it's a small figure that looks exactly like Anna. You start pulling at the restraints again and begin crying. She then wakes up and does the same. Her cry shatters your heart, she shouldn't be going through this, you should. She never deserved this.

A man in a lab coat walks over to your table, "finally, you're awake." You give him a 'I'm pissed at you' glare. "Let my daughter go." You demanded and he laughed, "mhm, sure Mrs Barnes." He walked over to Anna and tightened the restraints. Anna's screams filled the room. "Please, let her go." You cried. The man then picked up a tool and started torturing her and you had to watch. If your heart hadn't already shattered enough, it was now gone. Your heart was dust. The next thing you know, you're being tortured, and you pass out.

"Steve, we need to go now, I don't have a good feeling about this." Bucky said to Steve as they were searching for the H.Y.D.R.A base they suspected you were in. "Okay, let's go." The two men suited up and got weapons and got onto the Quinjet that Steve had come on. They flew for a few hours until they found a H.Y.D.R.A base. They then walked off the jet and slowly entered the H.Y.D.R.A base.

You woke up in a cell. The concrete ground was cold. You looked around, there was a toilet and a small basin in the corner and a very small bed with a thin mattress. You then saw Anna on the ground sleeping. You crawled to her, since you were in too much pain to walk, and picked her up. You pulled her to your chest and began crying, you let out all your tears. After ten minutes, Anna still hadn't woken up and you got worried, luckily, she was still breathing.

Then the sounds of gun shots filled the room. You jumped and held Anna closer to you in attempt to protect her. Another set of gun shots sounded, and you shuffled to the wall. You then heard two sets of heavy footsteps coming towards you. You closed your eyes shut, hoping that would shield you from what was going to happen next. You began crying a little as you shielded Anna from the potential threat.

The door of your cell opened, "Y/n?" You looked up and saw Bucky, a single tear fell down his cheek. "B-Bucky." He ran towards you and wrapped his arms around you. You placed a hand on his back and cried into his chest. "It's ok, I'm here now, you're safe." He cooed in your ear. "I-I was so scared I would n-never leave here." You cried. Bucky rubbed your back. "I'm so sorry I couldn't protect you." You looked up at him, "don't be sorry, it isn't your fault." You cupped his face with your free hand and rubbed his cheek with your thumb.

Bucky then looked down and noticed Anna, his eyes widened. "What happened?" he took her from your arms and hugged her to his chest. "H- H.Y.D.R.A. They tortured us. Anna hasn't woken up since." Bucky began to cry; he couldn't believe that his own daughter was tortured the same way he was. He couldn't believe he couldn't protect her.

"We need to take her back to the compound." Steve interjected. You looked at Bucky, you haven't been to the compound for three to four years. Steve could read your expression, "Y/n, if you want Anna to live, we need to take her, it doesn't matter what your father says." Steve was right, you nodded and attempted to stand up but instantly fell to the ground again. Bucky handed Anna to Steve and helped you up. You fell into his side, he wrapped his arms around your frail, weak figure and helped you walk out of the base.

Once you got onto the Quinjet, Steve flew straight to the compound. Bucky laid Anna onto a medical bed and you both sat next to her. You held her hand and looked at her, "this is my fault, when those agents first came, I should have tried harder to protect her." Your head hung low; you were ashamed. Bucky placed his hand over yours, "please don't blame yourself, this was H.Y.D.R.A's fault. They are practically unstoppable." Bucky rubbed circles on the top of your hand with his thumb. You looked at him and gave a small smile. You leaned your head on his shoulder and fell asleep. Before you fell asleep you felt Bucky place a kiss on your head, "goodnight, Y/n."

*hey everyone! sorry its been a bit since i've posted, i hope you enjoy this chapter!!*